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M. G. KELLOGG. CONDUCTING 00m) FOR TELEPHONES. No. 306,495. Patented Oct. 14, 1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Oriana.

MILO Cr. KELLOGG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE IVESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CONDUCTING-CORD FOR TELEPHONES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,4.95, dated October 14, 1884..

Application filed April 7, 1884.

- T aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILO G. KELLOGG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicage, in the county of Cook and State of Illi- 'nois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Conducting-Cords for Telephones, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the jacket or-serv ing which is braided about the insulated con doctors of telephone-cords.

My invention herein was shown in my application No. 66,320, filed July 10, 1882, for the method of covering telephonecords, said method consistingin braiding the serving upon the conductors to the point where the strands or tipsare to diverge, and then taking out the said strands and continuing the serving in the form of a cord, without including therein either of the conductors, and after a short distance again including the conductors within the serving. This application is filed as a division of application N 0. 66,320, of July 10, 1882.

My invention herein consists of the article of manufacture. The serving is braided about the two conductors to the point where the tips diverge, at which point the serving is contin ued without including either of the conductors. The serving is thus left finished at the point where the tips diverge, and the continuation of the serving forms a suitable cord for the purpose of supporting the telephone and taking the strain off from the conductors.

I have sometimes found it convenient to place an eyeletin the end of the continuation of the serving, so as to attach it to the telephone.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which (No model.)

Figure 1 shows a tel ephone-eord embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a view showing the continuation or end of the serving provided with an eyelet, as hereinbefore described.

Like parts are indicated by similar letters threaded under thejacket, so that at said point e, where the tips f g diverge, thejacket or serving is finished. I prefer, however, to leave the continuation of the serving for a support to the telephone, in which case the continuation d may be tied directly to an eye or ring attached to the telephone; or an eyelet may be provided on the end of the continuation (Z, as shown in Fig. 1, which may be attached to a hook on the telephone.

Any other well-known way ofjoining a cord to a telephone may be used.

I claim As anew article of manufacture, atelephonecord consisting of two insulated strands and a serving, said serving binding the said strands together to the point where they diverge, and the continuation of said serving from said point, whereby the conductors are relieved from the strain'of the weight of the telephone, as and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 19th day of March, A. D. 188-1.

MILO G. KELLOGG.

IVitnesses:

Gnoncn P. BARTON, C. C. SHEPHERD. 

